Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,318 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Edmonia Lewis
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Edmonia Lewis (1845-1907)
Stephanie Wilson
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Stephanie Diana Wilson (1966- )
Double V Campaign
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The Double V Campaign (1942-1945)
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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

Explore Global African History

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Brixton Riots (April 10-12, 1981)
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Mongo Santamaria (1917-2003)
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Shirley Bassey (1937– )
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Jerry Rawlings (1947- 2020)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
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Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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